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Telling the Time

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El tiempo - Time

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Key vocab

  • La hora - the hour.
  • Temprano - early.
  • Tarde - late.
  • La fecha - the date.
  • De la tarde - in the afternoon.
  • De la mañana - in the morning.
  • A eso de - at about.
  • Casi - nearly.
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La hora

  • Son casi las tres de la tarde.
    • It is nearly three pm.
  • Es muy temprano, llegaré a eso de las dos de la tarde.
    • It is very early, I will arrive at about two in the afternoon.
  • Me despierto a las siete de la mañana.
    • I wake up at seven in the morning.
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Qué hora

  • ¿Qué hora es?
    • What time is it?
  • Es casi el mediodía.
    • It is nearly midday.

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